#BD8D33#BD8D33
#BD8D33 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.119 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD8D33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 141, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 73%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, 9.46, 52.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 53.62, 79.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.37% 0.0216 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.37% 0.119 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1107, 30.1099, 7.3046) |
| Luminance | 0.3011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.60
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.18
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.91
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.08
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD8D33 #3363BD
analogous
#BD4833 #BD8D33 #A8BD33
triadic
#BD8D33 #33BD8D #8D33BD
tetradic
#BD8D33 #33BD48 #3363BD #BD33A8
square
#BD8D33 #33BD48 #3363BD #BD33A8
split-complementary
#BD8D33 #33A8BD #4833BD
monochromatic
#5D4519 #8D6926 #BD8D33 #D3A95B #E0C28B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#BD8D33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#BD8D33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD8D33
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD8D33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD8D33 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A08E27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd8d33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 141, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.119 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae70',
500: '#bd8d33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd8d33; $custom-light: #d5ae70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd8d33",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 141,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.13,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67373,
"c": 0.11931,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.30108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD8D33
secondary
#829BCA
accent
#7DE147
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B